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Relationship status: chronically single

Favourite colour: purple or teal

Three favourite foods: pizza, chocolate and cereal

Song stuck in my head: usually a nursery rhyme, as I work in a crèche/nursery

Last song I listened to: see above!

Last thing I googled: correct spelling of arachnid

Time: 18.19

Dream trip: New York or Amsterdam

Anything I want right now: to meet my nephew, new clothes, Mc Donald’s and ice-cream!

Tagged by @goobzoop and @ssa-sarahsunshine !

Relationship status: singleeeee

Favorite color: yellow and blue!

Three favorite foods: spaghetti, beer battered haddock (being extra specific today), and scrapple but only if I make it lol

Song stuck in my head: English Folk Song Suite lmao

Last song I listened to: down under by men at work

Last thing I googled: “Spencer shot in neck” lmao

Time: 1:16 pm

Dream trip: Greece

Anything i really want right now: weed :)

@ the dash again hehe

I miss this/my friends/hugs

I love books/them/this

I hate college/everything/people/everyone!

reblog and type ‘I miss’, ‘I love’ and ‘I hate’ in the tags and let your secrets be revealed!

My drawing of Alex Miller going on her first date in the PSOLC universe, created by the incredible @themetaphorgirl . The blush is too dark, but I think I nailed the hair, the rest of the m1keup and the outfit as a whole. I haven’t done any drawing for ages, but I was inspired

Coffee shop/ fix-it/ childhood friends/fluff/pining/modern au/soulmate/fake dating/proposals and weddings/established relationship/domestic fluff/hurt and comfort/meet cute/parallel universe

Thanks for the tag @ssa-sarahsunshine !

Coffee shop or flower shop • alternate universe or fix-it • enemies to lover or childhood friends • angst or fluff • love at first site or pining • modern au or historical au • soulmate or unrequited • fake dating or secret dating • breakup and makeup or proposals and weddings • get together or established relationship • oblivious pining or domestic fluff • hurt/comfort or crack • meet the parents or meet cute • time travel or parallel universe

This is so cute I love it

I don’t know who’s been tagged to @the dash!

And, when you do eat, make sure you have food with a bit of salt content, as if you’re drinking lots of water, and therefore urinating more, you’re losing salt and other minerals. I had sushi for lunch, it was so good!

It is nearly 40C here today, it’s hideous! 

🐨 Yo! Saw there’s a heatwave coming at you—it’s been in the 90s (F) here in my part of the US lately, so I sympathize. Luckily, as someone who bikes and treks through the heat with small children on a regular basis, I’m an expert in avoiding heat exhaustion!

1) Windows and fans are the best. The last thing you want is stagnant air. Some circulation is always good.

2) Water! You should be drinking more water than usual. Ideally, you want to drink before you actively feel thirsty. You’ll be sweating most likely, so your body will become dehydrated quicker. Better to pee a lot than pass out!

3) Make sure you’re eating. Sometimes heat can mess with your appetite, but you need to fuel your body since you’ll already have less energy than usual thanks to the heat.

4) Don’t be a hero. Maybe you CAN work out/go outside/other strenuous activity, but that doesn’t mean you have to. My mom is driving me to work on the worst days of the week for this reason. A chill day won’t hurt you, but heat stroke will.

5) Feel free to treat yourself. I like iced coffee or ice cream. It’s cold, and lifts spirits!

Hang in there!

I converted it to C and we're pretty much at the same temperature then... good luck to you, especially since you're working- I got lucky and one volunteering position is closed and the other should be when it's cooled down a little hopefully

These are very helpful and good tips, thank you so much!

If you're like me and suck at drinking water: put a straw in the glass. I don't know what it is about having a straw in my cup, but I've already drunk more water than I would in a day.

The food thing is so important as well. I know eating isn't always easy or fun, but you deserve food. Now and always. It isn't something you have to earn, it's simply something that you should have because you are a person and you need it. Eating something is better than not eating anything and there is no such thing as bad food.

A CHILL DAY WON'T HURT YOU, BUT HEAT STROKE WILL!

Please, just because it's hot does not mean you need to go sunbathing or to the beach. There will hopefully be other days where there isn't a threat to life but are still warm enough for all of these trips.

Funny story: my window of tolerance for lactose has increased e.g. I was able to eat some pizza and chocolate without feeling unwell, but it would appear that ice cream is still very much off the table... it was not good...

Iced coffee is good though! We have syrups so I may have some :)

You're the best, good luck with the heat and the children! We're in this together so if they share any other tips on the news/the internet I'll let you know (even though you'll probably know all of them since you're better acquainted with the heat lol)

April: Spring, as it’s not too hot, sitting outside and swimming outdoors are possible, and blossom, flowers and baby animals everywhere!

Apples: bananas, mangoes, raspberries and strawberries

Bees: loose flowy trousers, a top and a light cardigan

Blossom: sunflowers or deepest darkest red roses

Bubbles: I don’t think I’ve tried an official/proper version, but based on what I had, no

Changes: Spring to Summer means the temperatures get too high for me, Summer to Autumn, leaves start turning red/orange/brown/yellow, I start to have to wear extra layers, put an extra blanket on my bed, Autumn to Winter: heating goes on, scarves and gloves essential, frost in the mornings, dark when I start and finish work, Winter to Spring: big coat can sometimes be replaced by denim jacket, trees blossom, flowers grow, it’s light when I get up and finish work.

Collegiate: did a modern languages degree ( French and Spanish with Italian), really enjoyed it, especially my year abroad in Belgium and Spain

Comfort: in film, Josie from Never Been Kissed. TV: Penelope Garcia from Criminal Minds and book: Anne Shirley from the Anne of Green Gables books.

Cream: yes, eyebrow mascara, under-eye concealer, eyeliner and mascara pretty much every day, can go fancier with smoky eye, eyeshadow and a bold lipstick for an event/feeling fancy.

Crush: no-one irl or online, but find some of the old Hollywood actors ( Gregory Peck, Steve McQueen, Paul Newman) very attractive, as well as some modern-day actors ( Lee Pace, Jake Gyllenhall)

Daffodil: no, but I like to look at plants and flowers and find out what other colours they come in!

Daisy: no, but would love a dog if I had the time, space and money!

Exciting: maybe a day trip to a city I have never been before. Ideally someone would surprise me with tickets to the places that have to be booked in advance so I could see those! Hopefully I could get recommendations for authentic cuisine places to eat and a tour guide so I don’t get lost! Yeah, I don’t do spontaneous and unplanned very well!

Favourites: I love Never Been Kissed, Some Like It Hot, Roman Holiday, Legally Blonde, The 5th Element, The Sixth Sense, Shawshank Redemption... Criminal Minds, Grey’s Anatomy, Veronica Mars, Gilmore Girls... Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, To Kill A Mockingbird, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Hunger Games, Like Water For Chocolate...

Flowers: a posh handbag from all my siblings, about 6 years ago, for my birthday. My most recent birthday, the Pillow Talk makeup range from my sister-so generous!

Fun Fact: I did not lose my baby teeth naturally, I had to have them taken out a few at a time as a teen!

Grass: yes, itchy eyes, asthma gets worse, runny nose!

Hobbies: I draw, make cards, write fanfiction and bake/cook. I would love to learn to sing in tune and sew/knit /crochet.  Holiday: Lots of bank holidays and often long weekends in May, plus Easter!

Introspective: asked for help sooner and got out of the self-employed system I was on in one of my previous jobs. Also not having the crushes I had on people only to be painfully rejected, or at least the ability to get over them quicker.

Jam: cakes, cookies, brownies... Mug cakes at the moment, due to not having the appliances/space/materials necessary!

Kiss: hasn’t happened yet!

Lemons: something sweet, rich and probably chocolatey! Profiteroles with ice-cream filling and caramel and chocolate sauce plus whipped cream are my favourite!

Light: more of an early bird, but need to take it slow/not rush.

Love: touch, quality time and words of affirmation for me, but the way I show love is through words of affirmation ( written) and gifts!

Matcha: chocolate frappuccino with extra caramel syrup, or the strawberry-açai Refresha, both from Starbucks.

Meadow: I like both. Swimming in the sea is awesome though, so beach just wins it!

Money: travel, buy houses outright for my friends and family, give some to charities, subscribe to all the online viewing services. I would continue working though!

Music: lots of movie musical soundtracks, Abba, Queen, The Beatles...

New: see Money answer!

Ocean: I love whales and dolphins! 

On/Off: funny people definitely turn me on, generosity, kindness, thirst for knowledge. Arrogance, superiority and selfishness really turn me off!

Partner: funny, generous, kind, wants or already has children. Physically: tall, lean, dark-haired and blue eyed with a nice nose and hands!

Past: don’t be so shy and so paranoid! Ask for help if you need it! Believe in yourself, trust your instincts and love yourself! 

Persona: INFJ, pretty much fit all the criteria to a T! 

Picnic: sitting outside reading under a tree with snacks/a picnic, a swim or a forest walk, then a refreshing drink.

Pride: learning to become more financially responsible, being able to live on my own and keep myself entertained

Quaint: suburbs, as I can get to the big city or the countryside fairly quickly for a change of scene

Rain: warm ( 20-25°C) with a slight breeze and sunny

Recommendations: @themetaphorgirl has written some amazing Criminal Minds AUs!

Sage: love yourself, learn to be content/able to do stuff on your own, take chances, listen to your parents’/older people’s advice. Do your best, be kind and try not to worry too much!

Stars: a little. I know I’m Capricorn, and a fairly typical one, but don’t know my sun, moon or rising signs. If I had to guess, I think they would be water signs!

Striking: blush pink, mustard yellow, purple ( any shade from lilac to plum!), teal, turquoise, red ( again, pretty much any shade!). Rainbow would be a good answer!

Status: chronically single!

Thrill: family wedding this summer, my next birthday as it’s going to be a milestone ending in a zero, meeting my nephew, sending off my niece’s 4th birthday present and card, the boy I nanny turning 6.

Touch: yes, I am very physically affectionate!

Travel: New York, Barcelona, Granada, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Peru/South America... Lots of culture, opportunity to practise my Spanish too!

Universe: maybe, but so far away that we will never find it!

Vernacular: fluency in Spanish and Italian, otherwise, Greek, Russian, Arabic, Dutch and German would be cool to master!

Warning: clumsy! Loyal to a fault, if given chocolate will become your devoted servant forever.

You: I love my creativity, patience and eye for colour as well as my ability to entertain myself/be on my own. I dislike my lack of self-confidence and my poor health.

Youth: not really, it feels like the 90′s/2000′s were only a decade or so ago!

Zoo: I love foxes, peacocks and capybaras!

🌸🌼🌻Spring Asks🌻🌼🌸

April - what’s your favorite time of the year?

Apples - favorite fruit?

Bees - what’s your go to spring outfit?

Blossom - what’s your favorite flower?

Bubbles - Do you like bubble tea?

Changes - what signals the changing of the seasons to you? 

Collegiate - did you go to or are you going to university? what are you or did you study?

Comfort - who is your go to comfort character?

Cream - do you wear make-up?

Crush - any irl or online crushes?

Daffodil -  do you like to garden?

Daisy - do you have any pets? If not, do you want any?

Exciting - ideal type of unplanned adventure?

Favorites - what’s your favorite show, movie, and book?

Flowers - what’s the nicest thing someone has surprised you with?

Fun Facts - what’s something people would never guess about you?

Grass - do you get hayfever or spring allergies?

Hobby - what hobbies do you have or want to get into?

Holiday - favorite springtime holiday?

Introspective - what’s one thing you would have done differently in your life?

Jam - favorite thing to bake?

Kiss - what was your best kiss?

Lemons - what’s your favorite type of dessert?

Light - night owl or early bird?

Love - what’s your love language?

Matcha - what’s your go to coffee/tea order this time of year?

Meadow - do you prefer the beach or the woods?

Money - what would you do with your life if money was no object?

Music - what’s been on repeat lately?

New - what would you do if you won the lottery?

Ocean - what’s your favorite sea creature?

On/Off - what are your biggest turn ons and offs?

Partner - describe your ideal partner.

Past - what advice or wisdom would you bestow on your younger self?

Persona - what’s your mbti? your enneagram type?

Picnic - describe your ideal spring afternoon.

Pride  - what is something you’re proud of?

Quaint - do you prefer the city, countryside, or suburbs?

Rain - what’s your favorite type of spring weather?

Recommendations - do you have any fanfic recommendations?

Sage - what life advice would you give to someone younger?

Stars - are you into astrology? If so, what are your sun, moon, and rising signs?

Striking - what’s your favorite color?

Status - what’s your relationship status?

Thrill - what is one thing you’re looking forward to?

Touch - do you like hugs?

Travel - if you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?

Universe - do you think there’s other life out there or are we alone in the universe?

Vernacular - what language do you wish you could speak or want to learn?

Warning - what would your warning label say?

You - what’s one thing you like about yourself? One thing you dislike about yourself?

Youth - do you feel your age?

Zoo - what’s your favorite animal?

Even more Season 17 SVU thoughts

I like Dodds a lot, as he doesn’t want to take advantage of his father’s position to get a better job, is empathetic and good at his job, a real team player. Fin’s remark about moving to the Counter-Terrorism Unit and potentially getting blown up/dying is some good foreshadowing as I know what happens at the end of the season, sob. 

I snorted at Tucker saying « Who watches this junk? » to Olivia in the trashy dating show ep and the scene cutting to Amanda and Carisi thoroughly invested in it! I love seeing their relationship developing, even as friends, and like Luv and Tucker together, though I thought he was married? Yet she clasps his hands with hers and kissed them, which felt very intimate to me! 

The arc with the Catholic Church made me cry, namely that scene at the very end of Carisi going to church and praying with his rosary. He would have made an excellent priest, but I think what stopped him is the idea of not being able to marry or have kids. He is extremely non-judgemental and very empathetic, especially when he is posing as a homeless rapist and shows real understanding towards the mostly reformed criminals. 

I love how versatile he is, as he is just as comfortable ( and as hot) whether he is in a homeless shelter and scruffy, just chilling in sweatpants and a hoodie or in a suit. He was particularly hot when wearing glasses in the strip club! Stabler also had to pose as a business man and rocked the expensive suit and glasses too, back in the day! 

Yay to Amanda hugging Carisi when he passed the bar exam, that was so sweet!

And OMG, Fin’s son was in an episode that didn’t feature homophobic hate crimes or someone in the closet! Excited to see Grandpa Fin, I am sure he’ll be great!

Munch came back, yay! He seems happy and relaxed, but is still funny and seemed to be so good with Noah. I always thought he’d make an excellent dad, but understand why he didn’t with his family history of depression/bad mental health and Alzheimer’s ( his dad killed himself and his uncle had memory impairment issues-both those eps made me cry). 

I have nearly finished Season 17, 2 more episodes to go and looking forward to Season 18 and beyond very much. 

SVU missing scenes/parent-child conversations/home life fic ideas

Post Season 9 AU where Kathy died from complications soon after giving birth to Eli. Stabler ends up being a stay at home dad for a while, Olivia helps him out a lot and they eventually get together, by about season 12-ish.  They have/adopt Noah a little earlier than in canon. Lots of Stabler kid drama ( teen rebellion, self imposed parentifying, dating drama like Swing and Turmoil being canon). Stabler retired early and Liv gets to progress in her career, maybe becoming Captain a little earlier. 

Pre-show:

-Maureen turns 10, her sleepover and day out with her friends is cancelled, her dad takes her for a day out (mall, gets her ears pierced, Little Women movie, lunch, bookstore…)

-Elliot helps Maureen with her homework, she writes him a note on an origami heart to say thank you. Elliot creates a drawer at work for all the notes and pictures his kids write and do for him. 

-Elliot and kid(s) bump into Olivia early on in their partnership, Olivia gets invited to come for dinner

-Olivia comes for dinner at the Stablers’, meets Kathy and the kids

Season 1 

-Wanderlust, Maureen asks her dad for money as she’s going to the mall for her prom accessories 

She returns from prom and talks to her dad about it over hot cocoa

Family dinner out in Wanderlust  but Elliot has to work. The kids get him his favourite dessert to go and write him notes/draw him pictures to leave for him when he gets back. 

Season 2

-Dickie forges his dad’s signature for a test ( mentioned in a later episode) and aftermath

Season 3 or 4-Maureen’s high school graduation

Season 5

-Home Dickie waiting for Elliot to come home so they can hang out, then when he has to go into work kitchen conversation with cookies

Season 6

-Dickie had appendicitis, Elliot goes to hospital and stays at Kathy’s mom’s to look after him. 

- Contagious Maureen and Olivia’s plan for Elliot’s birthday surprise

Season 8

-Scheherazade Lizzie and Dickie talk to their dad after their 1st Communion and ask Kathy if he can join them for lunch. 

Dickie’s fight and suspension talk with Elliot

Season 10 

-Paedophile who has pic of young Lizzie. Lizzie talks to Elliot when she’s home and he’s suspended. Lizzie and Eli spend some time together too. 

Season 11

- Turmoil missing scenes  Dickie and his sisters and with his dad, then apology to Olivia. Plays with Eli and his dad. 

- Perverted ( Lizzie in The Sound of Music, surprise, she’s Maria!) and flashbacks to when she was in Anne Frank as Edith and was unrecognisable and brilliant. 

Carisi and Rollins

Their first dinner together when she tells him they’re going shopping for ingredients and he’s cooking. Supermarket scene ( outrage on his part that she doesn’t buy fresh ungrated Parmesan and of course pays for everything). 

He takes her home after the kidnapping, cooks for her, they hang out with Frannie and Jesse.

Amanda asks him to be Jesse’s and/or Billie’s guide parent. He talks with Olivia about being chosen. Is he good enough?

Looking after Jesse while Amanda is giving birth to Billie. They choose a present for Billie together and he gets her a present « from Billie » after. 

Carisi talks to his dad about his feelings for Amanda, they discuss relationships, marriage etc

Baby Sonny supermarket theft story

Baby Sonny helps his mum in the kitchen, they talk about his future plans. 

Young Sonny finds out about his mum’s pregnancy, her abortion and how he looks after her following it ( she says she’s had a miscarriage). 

Carisi plays sports with his dad. 

Let me know what you would like to read or if you have any other ideas?

PSOLC vignette « Grades »

OK, so this is inspired by the amazing @themetaphorgirl ‘s PSOLC ( Criminal Minds AU) as we discussed a situation with Hotch and Emily in the same class and she gets a better grade than him, though he put in way more effort. I haven’t written in aaaaaages, so 1m super rusty, but I had fun and feel like I nailed Strauss’s character

“ Did you hand in your essay OK, Bubba?” Alex asked Hotch as she sat down at the table, deftly readjusting Spencer’s tray once she had put hers down too.

“Yeah, thanks Birdie. Once you looked through it for me I typed it up and printed it, then I handed it in last week.” he replied, stirring raisins into his oatmeal.

Emily’s head jerked up, eyes wide and her spoon halfway to her mouth. She quickly regained her composure.

“Uh, Hotch, what’s today’s date?” she asked.

“It’s the 22nd, Emily. And yes, it is the date our 2000-word  essays are due in for Strauss. The essays she assigned us last month that are worth 40% of the semester’s grade.” he replied, shaking his head and frowning at his classmate’s disorganisation.

“Oh, I knew that, I do actually listen in class sometimes, Hotchner! And it’s no biggie! I’ll write it in French and Chapel.” Emily responded nonchalantly, her eyes reflecting her panic and stress. «  We’re studying the present indicative of first group verbs and adjective agreements, which is obviously very difficult, but I’ll make it work » she announced, trying hard to sound convincing but failing miserably.

“Alexandra Catherine Miller, room-mate extraordinaire,  what can you tell me about the leitmotifs in To Kill A Mockingbird? Just asking for a friend!” she asked Alex, eyes wide, fluttering her eyelashes and smiling, tilting her head to the side.

“Oh, that’s easy! I read it when I was 7, but the main themes are…”, Spencer interjected, gesticulating wildly, his eyes shining with excitement, as Alex placed a finger on his lips to quieten him.

“Sorry, Emily, but I really can’t help you now. I asked you if you wanted help when Hotch asked me to look through his first draft, and you told me you had ‘almost started it’, so you’re just going to have to face the consequences” Alex answered, a sympathetic look on her face. 

« But if I don’t get an A, I’m going to fail! And Strauss offers no make up tests or extra credit! I hope you’ll come to my funeral as Strauss is going to eviscerate me. » she replied, biting her lip as she realised just how much of a challenge she had to face.

Hotch muttered something that sounded suspiciously like “you made your bed, now lie in it”.

Penelope looked aghast.

« Well, I am so glad I only have Strauss for debate. She sounds like the kind of person who has a favourite child! » she shared, shuddering at the thought of having more classes with her most terrifying teachers. 

Just before the bell for second period rang, Emily dashed into class, almost tripping over Chris Callahan’s legs and narrowly avoiding crashing into Kate Carter’s  neighbouring desk before flinging herself into her assigned seat towards the back of the class, clutching several sheets of rather crumpled notebook paper. 

Ashley Seaver smiled sympathetically at her before resuming her chat with Jordan Todd about the new crime series with the hot male lead that they were both obsessed with.

The final bell rang, cutting their conversation short. The class fell silent immediately.

“ Pass your essays up to the front now. Some of you have already handed them in, but I needn’t remind you that is no guarantee of a good or even a passing grade. “ Strauss announced, shooting a pertinent look at Hotch.

“Miss Carter and Mr Callahan, how many times  have I told you that there’s no PDA in my classroom?” she scolded, glaring at the offending students, who were holding hands.

“And no, don’t answer that, it’s rhetorical! Get out your grammar books, page 82 and complete the sentence parsing that we started last class. There is no need to talk.” she announced, having gathered all the students’ work in a pile on her desk.

The class got to work and their teacher turned her attention to the papers in front of her, scowling at some and shaking her head at others, that she liberally annotated with her red pen.

Two weeks later

“ Well, on the whole, I was disappointed with your essays. As Juniors, you really should have mastered these basic concepts by now. You do realise, if you go to college, your professors will make me look like a Disney princess. I have a feeling that college might not be the right fit for everyone here” Strauss declared, casting a disapproving look around the class.

“However, there was one standout essay that I gave an A to. I had to take some points off for presentation, but the student in question provided some excellent analysis. It’s the only A I have given so far this semester. Emily Prentiss, I did not expect work of such caliber from you. » she continued.

She then proceeded to return work by grade.

«  A valiant attempt. Mr Hotchner, but you should definitely ask Miss Prentiss for some pointers for the next assignment » she said, handing Hotch his paper that had a big red B+ on it. 

He shot Emily a dark, murderous  look, but she just grinned and thumbsed up when their eyes met.

As the bell for lunch went, Hotch uncharacteristically shoved his books and papers haphazardly into his backpack, pushed his chair against his desk with more force than necessary and stomped out.

Emily was smiling broadly at their usual lunch table, chatting to Penelope about hairstyles as Hotch arrived, slamming his tray down.

Alex looked over at him with a concerned look, but he just prodded his mystery meat violently, eyebrows knitted tightly together.

«  Hi Hotch! Are you still hung up over your grade from Strauss? I’m sure I can help you do better next time » she said sweetly.

«  Just how did you get an A? » he questioned angrily.

Rossi looked up from his mashed potatoes, intrigue written all over his face.

«  Emily! How did you do it? Strauss hardly ever gives A’s! Please teach me your ways, you… witch! » he exclaimed.

«  I’ m just naturally brilliant, I guess. Perhaps I should request a transfer into the AP class. And don’t ‘Emily’ me! » she replied smugly.

« That’s a great plan, Emily. Except a) there are no places left in the AP class, and b) your last grade was a C minus, I believe? » Hotch declared.

She sighed and returned her attention to her plate of food.

Hotch would hopefully get over it by the time they graduated, she mused.